Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empujo | |
| tú | empujas | |
| él / ella / usted | empuja | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empujamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empujáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empujan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empujé | |
| tú | empujaste | |
| él / ella / usted | empujó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empujamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empujasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empujaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empujaba | |
| tú | empujabas | |
| él / ella / usted | empujaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empujábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empujabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empujaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empujaré | |
| tú | empujarás | |
| él / ella / usted | empujará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empujaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empujaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empujarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empujaría | |
| tú | empujarías | |
| él / ella / usted | empujaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empujaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empujaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empujarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empuje | |
| tú | empujes | |
| él / ella / usted | empuje | |
| nosotros / nosotras | empujemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | empujéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | empujen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to push, to shove, to jostle
- to nudge (push into action by pestering or annoying a person)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations